The characteristics of the first industrial revolution:
It ushered in the era of replacing hand tools with machines. This revolution began with the birth of the working machine, marked by the widespread use of the steam engine as a power machine.
Most of the famous people are front-line workers, with less investment in science and technology.
The characteristics of the second industrial revolution:
Natural science and technology began to be closely integrated with industrial production. As the first productive force, science and technology became the direct driving force for social development and progress.
The second industrial revolution almost started at the same time in the major capitalist countries in Europe and the United States, and its impact quickly spread to all parts of the world. In some emerging countries, the two industrial revolutions were carried out at the same time.
It has brought capitalism into a new stage of development. Free capitalism has evolved into monopoly capitalism, and the world colonial system and capitalist world economic system have finally been established.
With the invention and application of electric power and motor as the main symbol, electric energy has become the dominant energy, and mankind has entered the electrical era.